Monthly Archives: August, 2012
Community and Society
SPTC invests over BZ$1million in street rehabilitation
The SPTC has invested over $1million BZ in rehabilitating the streets of the island, including the oft neglected San Mateo area.
Pets & Animals
San Pedro Animal Hospital Offers low cost vaccinations to pets of San Pedro
Rabies and Parvo Vaccines are being offered to island pets at a super low cost - $10 - by the San Pedro Animal Hospital's Laurie Droke
Arts & Culture
San Pedro’s Art in the Park!
San Pedro's Art in the Park celebrates the various island artists. A wide variety of Items are on sale, from jewelry to woodwork to paintings.
Sports
Adrift for 6 months and 4,643 miles – Lydia Rose lands on Ambergris Caye beach
The Lydia Rose, an Ocean Pedal Challenge vessel drifted for 6 months and well over 1900 miles off course after it was abandoned near Gran Canaria.
Community and Society
Oil covered turtle rescued and now released
The juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that was found covered in crude oil on July 24th was released on Wednesday August 29th after...
Health
20 community members trained in First Aid
A group of twenty participants from San Pedro are now properly trained in basic first aid. The training took place on Tuesday, August 28th...
Environment
Belize to host historic, high-level CRFM/OSPESCA Meeting
Belize as a country is best positioned to bring the member countries of OSPESCA and CRFM together to discuss issues related to the development and management of the fisheries sector
Environment
Blue Reefers are the 2012 Tres Pescados Grand Slam winners
The Tres Pescados tournament took place over 3 days and saw up to 36 participants. Taking the grand prize with 2 grand slams was team Blue Reefers.
